West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-03-04


desirable in the city. Every import
ant business euterprisein Butte cwes
its birth and maintenance to some
extent to w. A. Clark, and his finger
is in every mining, lnercansile, politi-
cal, or charitable pic baked in vest-
crn Montana. He Is about IS years
Of age and has been married segeral
years. In politics heis Democrst,
and hard worker He spent last
winter in Washington urging upon
The administration and Congress
Montana's claims to Statehood, and
Is is intim.ted that he has tho senA-
torisl nae in his bonnet. He is
chairman Of the territorial Demo
cratic committee, and just now is
conducting one Of the hardest bat
ties his party ever hstl in the terri
tory.
MIR. Clark 5 carer is, with "a
riationS. thas-of majority OF the
men who have grown rich in Mon
tana. Gov. Hauscr IS said to be
worth p couple Of millions, and it
has taken a quartz. Of century 5
hard work to make them for him.
lie is leading spirit in all the i'm
portaut business enterprises Of the
cast side. and is looked up to as .
parent by the old-timers Of the en-
tire territory.
s-Sam Brosdwatcr Of Helena is
another veteran of the frontier. His
pile is sized up at million and a
half. Railroads sre the hobby
which Sam is riding, and he is ril-
ING it to win. When the hrst loco
motive Of the Union Pacific snortcd
in Butte some eight CT ten years 60
Sam was among the rionears who
hocked from all parts oF tlle terrific
ry 20 stare At il, &nl it IS c4ld that
he fell in love with itthen ani theTe.
When he returned to liele1a he be-
gan to draw railroads. on paper, and
now he has three of them ia fall
swing, locomotives and all, and slore
building.
"For many years Tommy Cfnsc
Cruise delved sad Dug y Aontans's
sell ia a vai1 search for s.iae. At
last he foua1 one Ii sac the Dram
Lummon, ne&r Hsleas. and a.tsr
working at it until it vas presents
bic to expert inspection he sold IL
for aI,500,000 to "a AssiisA sys@'-
cate. Tomuy pocketed bis mose.i,
retired from &csusl labor, aarrieG 9
handsome and accomplished young
schoolma'am, and IN his 60th Qear
settled ioNn 10 the enjoyment al
life.
a. J. Days is psssidesc "a ~,
-sseeeaa- A.saisssl f3ess ~ ssstrt-. -
is said that he has rS4ese,i TIE scur-
millicn mark, bat soho.iy css ss'l-
mate with sny esGsea "a SsfisstS
What be ie Nofth. sr Davis Is iHe
most tscitura eas in &cs ~.
"Jiin Murray Of Bate c1as tha
eatire towa sits, ans nl'i soos ne
ciassed w:'h tie milaaasirA = IS
hacl;eioe, AMI. Ass mpe, f'i'a IS
than aay man in The distF.cl aes
mayor OF Bate is II. /. Fraas, 9
Hebrew. lie is a whees'3s Ilqia'-
dealer, and has IA interest issli tes
leading salooas Of the city. Sls is
another millionaire pro pcctive.
There are stores OF otllsr men ia
Montana whose wealth will some iay
be represented by seven figures.
They are developing mines X tac
hills )r breeding cattle on tae plain $.
So long as there are pFeeiods os>a
beneath Montaua's sariaee aa-, rsca
bunch grass aboye il, ias5 So aa
sill men accumulate wcaltA, sly
their riches viii not he atlaiael by
the mushroom process. Hard reF@
and plentitude of maney ars re,
qu;red 10 develop psospeet as,e
into a mine, and calv,s Go not h2-
come iall-grown steers IA A ,.n5'e
night"